CVE-2005-3808

Description

Integer overflow in the invalidate_inode_pages2_range function in mm/truncate.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 to 2.6.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via 64-bit mmap calls that are not properly handled on a 32-bit system.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.20%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory seclists.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cs=6d5ffbb49406	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15846	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Nov/7839.html	patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9852	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3808?: CVE-2005-3808 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3808?: To fix CVE-2005-3808, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3808 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3808 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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